This paper describes the lives of some notable women in the history of Chile from the time of the conquistadors to the present. The significant women described in the paper include: (1) Ines de Suarez (accompanied Pedro de Validivia in 1544); (2) Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua (wife of Incan leader Jose Gabriel Tupac Amaru, about 1780); (3) Gabriela Mistral (Nobel laureate poet of the early 20th century); (4) Amanda Labarca Hubertson (women's rights advocate of this century); (5) Matilde Urrutia (wife of renowned Nobel-prize winning poet Pablo Neruda); and (6) Ana Gonzalez (a famous actress in Chile). (EH)